Word Salad

Collaboration Collaboration

Two heads are better than one

Aug 30, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

In the Mail In the Mail

An odd message comes over the transom.

Aug 23, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Hetero Hetero

Heteronyms in wordplay and in clues

Aug 16, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

What’s a Three-Letter Word for? What’s a Three-Letter Word for?

The shortest words in a cryptic grid

Aug 9, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Way Too Hard! Way Too Hard!

Are the Nation puzzles too difficult?

Aug 3, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

On Bookshelves Now On Bookshelves Now

A rare sighting—a new book of variety cryptics

Jul 26, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Rebus Clue The Rebus Clue

Putting the clue in the answer, and vice versa

Jul 20, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Theme Variations Theme Variations

Some themed puzzles are relatively freewheeling, while others require full compliance.

Jul 12, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Following Frank Following Frank

Some personal reflections on our illustrious predecessor

Jul 5, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Straight and Narrow Straight and Narrow

Can you cheat when solving a crossword puzzle, and if so how?

Jun 28, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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